Sleepy Hollow (1999) (3/4)

Washington Irving's timeless tale of an 18th-century New York village terrorized by a noggin-stealing spectre is given a suspenseful screen translation by director Tim Burton. Johnny Depp is foppish, "scientifically-minded" constable Ichabod Crane, sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of bizarre killings that the locals attribute to the vengeful Headless Horseman.